The skin incision in the excision of the prepatellar bursa. ³

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Ger R. Journal of Dermatologic Surgery & Oncology. [JC:hza] 4(2):166-7, 1978 Commonly used incisions to remove a prepatellar bursa in patients with bursitis are often ill placed and give rise to unnecessary morbidity, such as tender or contracted scars or areas of anesthesia or hyperesthesia in pressure-bearing areas.